13 And I was swift on my feet like the deer, and my father Jacob appointed me for all messages, and as a deer did he give me his blessing. (T12) 14 For as the potter knoweth the vessel, how much it is to contain, and bringeth clay accordingly, so also doth the Lord make the body after the likeness of the spirit, and according to the capacity of the body doth He implant the spirit. (T12) 15 And the one does not fall short of the other by a third part of a hair; for by weight, and measure, and rule was all the creation made. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 1:13–15
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